The Obama administration informed Congress Wednesday that it would sell Taiwan $5.3 billion of arms,consisting mainlyof upgrades for the island's existing Lockheed Martin F-16 A/B fighter jets rather than thenew F-16 C/Ds that it was also seeking.

Bond is one of our own, so below is set out a possible outline (in screenplay form, to save the imperilled MGM studios the expense of adaptation) for the new adventure in new Britain, under thenew politics, in the new age of austerity, just in case Deaver finds himself in need of inspiration.

Although a version of the film did premiere at the Rainbow theatre in London in 1974, never to be seen again until now, thenew Birdon a Wire gets its "green carpet" premiere at the Green Man festivalon 19August.